Spoon.



A. J. TARTISS.

SPOON.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20. 1914.

1, 108,813. Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

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ALFRED J. TARTISS, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

SPOON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au 25, 1914.

Application filed January 2D, 1914. Serial No. 813,268.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED J. TAnTIss, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Spoons, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to spoons and has for a primary object to providea spoon wherein the bowl portion is provided with a laterally extendingflange forming a wing designed for stirring and evenly distributing foodsubstance contained within a cooking utensil so as to obviate thesticking, scorching or burning of the said substance during the cookingprocess.

Another object of the inven'tion'is the provision of a spoon which isuseful in the ordinary manner and which can be used for scrapingpurposes thus affording a handy kitchen article. I

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a spoon ofthis character which is simple in construction, strong, durable andinexpensive in manufacture.

\Vith these and other objects in View the invention consists in theconstruction, 'combination and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter pointed out, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and setforth in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a spoon constructed inaccordance with the invention. .Fig. 2 is a vertical transversesectional vie'w through the bowl of the spoon.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout thedrawings. Referring to the drawings b numerals the spoon com rises abowl 5 which is of the ordinary wellnown shape and is integrally Iformed with a handle 6 the same being of any desirable length. The saidspoon is preferably constructed of metal although it may be made fromany other suitable mate rial possessing the requisite rigidity necessaryin the spoon.

Formed on one side edge ofthe bowl 5 and extending substantiallyone-half of the length of the same is a forwardly tapering laterallyextending flange 7, the forward end of which merges into the tip 7 ofthe bowl 5, the flange being disposed in the same plane with the upperedge of the bowl and it is adapted to engage with the bottom of a vesselwhen the spoon is withheld in the hand of an operator or user so that onthe manipulation of the spoon the bottom of the vessel may be scrapedand at the same time the contents stirred and distributed therebypreventing the sticking, burning or scorching of the said contents ofthe vessels It is apparent that the spoon can be used in either hand andit is also capable of use in the ordinary well-known manner.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and operation ofthe invention will be clearly understood and therefore a more extendedexplanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is: v

A spoon comprising an imperforate bowl, the margin of which is curved atits sides and pointed at its tip and a flange lying in the plane of saidmargin and having a straight edge disposed tangentially thereto at saidtip.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED J. TARTISS. Witnesses:

LOLA A. OSBORNE, W. E. YOUNG.

